# regarding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,173

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of regard

## Etymology
By surface analysis, regard + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **reading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reading-vs-regarding)
- **rearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rearing-vs-regarding)
- **recording** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recording-vs-regarding)
- **regaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regaining-vs-regarding)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ergarding`, `reagrding`, `regadring`, `regardding`, `regardign`, `regardingg`, `regardinng`, `regardnig`, `regaridng`, `regarrding`, `reggarding`, `regrading`, `rgearding`, `rregarding`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/regarding